British Soldiers
Just One In 20 TA Soldiers Trained To Serve On Front Line -- The Telegraph
Just one in 20 Territorial Army soldiers is adequately trained to serve on the front line, senior Army commanders and academics have warned.
With the Government trying to plug the gap in troop numbers using reservists, ministers have been told that the plan could leave the Army unable to function.
Generals have privately informed ministers that they are worried about the quality of the TA members who will be expected to fill in for thousands of regular soldiers who will fall victim to cuts.
The Ministry of Defence decided last spring to cut the Army’s numbers from 100,000 to 82,000 as a cost-saving measure but said the shortfall would be made up by 30,000 TA troops.
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My Comment: As I have said many times before .... the British military is not what it once was.
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